"Lonesome Loser" is a song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian

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'', the song peaked at number 19 on the Australian

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singles chart. The song also peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States.

Track listing

; Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-11972) :A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:30 :B. "Another Runway" - 6:28 ;US 7" single (Capitol Records – 4748) :A. "Lonesome Loser" - 3:59 :B. "Shut Down Turn Off" - 3:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control Little River Band songs 1979 singles Song recordings produced by John Boylan (record producer) 1979 songs Capitol Records singles